Liam is a laugh. Today over at Annie's house Liam came out with some funny things. We were sitting around the kitchen table - eating and drinking tea, while Ewan amused himself by plopping grapes into his glass of water before eating them or spitting them whole out of his mouth. Liam, in his usual way, with his serious face says,
"I'm only a little bit cheeky.
Ewan is much more cheeky than me.
Sometimes he says he wants to play with me,
I go and play with him and he just walks away.
He annoys me sometimes and talks too much so
I have to go to my room to have a break."
Ewan meanwhile worked his charm and sweetness over Annie and Matt. He'd already won them over long ago but today probably took 1st Prize. Ewan gives the best cuddles - he wraps his little arms all the way around your neck and squeezes, pushing his cheek against you. It is such an amazing feeling and you just feel so much love. So Annie had a special cuddle and then asked if he would give Matt one. He said yes and she took him over to Matt. Ewan just wrapped his arms around Matt's neck and rested his head against his chest. The look on Matt's face was priceless and you could see how happy it made him. It was such a special moment.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Monday, January 15, 2007
Sleeping Arrangements
We've been having a bit of musical beds around here. Ewan still likes to sleep with me and Liam is now wanting to sleep with someone again too.
We have had a bit of success with Liam and Ewan sleeping in a double bed together - they have actually both slept through the night a couple of times together which has been great! Trouble is getting them to sleep together because Liam wants Ben beside him and Ewan wants me - the four of us squished in a double bed doesn't really work!!
Sometimes we start off with Ewan in his own bed and then he comes to me (or usually I go and get him) during the night. The other night he was pretty tired and when he woke in the middle of the night was in a bit of a funny mood. So I took him to the toilet and then said that he could come to my bed - it is pretty uncomfortable sleeping in the single bed with him. He sat down in the doorway to my room and said "No mummy, me no sleep with mummy. No sleep with mummy" again and again. During this he laid down on the floor, and after a moment there was silence. I look down and he's dead to the world, fast asleep on the floor.
We have had a bit of success with Liam and Ewan sleeping in a double bed together - they have actually both slept through the night a couple of times together which has been great! Trouble is getting them to sleep together because Liam wants Ben beside him and Ewan wants me - the four of us squished in a double bed doesn't really work!!
Sometimes we start off with Ewan in his own bed and then he comes to me (or usually I go and get him) during the night. The other night he was pretty tired and when he woke in the middle of the night was in a bit of a funny mood. So I took him to the toilet and then said that he could come to my bed - it is pretty uncomfortable sleeping in the single bed with him. He sat down in the doorway to my room and said "No mummy, me no sleep with mummy. No sleep with mummy" again and again. During this he laid down on the floor, and after a moment there was silence. I look down and he's dead to the world, fast asleep on the floor.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Drought
It looks so green at the farm in all those pictures I posted!
It's actually not really that lush there. They are in a drought - just that they irrigate lucerne crops. Mum also keeps her garden quite green - without it their house would be choking with all the dust. Not to mention how much hotter it is without the trees and plants surrounding the house.
It's actually not really that lush there. They are in a drought - just that they irrigate lucerne crops. Mum also keeps her garden quite green - without it their house would be choking with all the dust. Not to mention how much hotter it is without the trees and plants surrounding the house.
Farm Visit - Part Two!
Here are some pics of our water fight! The BIG boys are Uncle Peter and Uncle Andrew. The little boys are Liam (in the red hat) and his cousins, Alastair and Joseph - Ewan slept through the whole thing! Even my mum and I got soaked!
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Farm Visit - Part One!
We had a great time out at my parent's farm between Christmas and New Year. My brother and sister-in-law were visiting with their three kids as well so the boys had a ball together. They have two boys the same age as Liam and Ewan and also a daughter who is 7 months old.
We went down to the river a few times - the boys loved throwing rocks in. We threw in bark "boats" for them to bomb with the rocks which was a big hit!
They fed a couple of lambs that mum put in a special yard for the kids to see. Picked all of my mum's strawberries and ate them straight out of the garden. She also has a good climbing tree that they spent ages in.
We had a big BBQ brunch one morning too and had a bunch of my cousins and aunt and uncle plus a huge tribe of my second cousins. Was great catching up with everyone and we ended the visit with a huge water fight! It was so much fun - especially considering that we are on very tight water restrictions where we live so water play is non-existent! My brothers were the main instigators and the kids were happy to play along!
Liam and Ewan had such a good time that they didn't want to leave! We will have to go out more often this year - though being 4 hours away it does get hard to fit in with all the others things that we have going on.
I have more photos to put up so will do another post for them!
We went down to the river a few times - the boys loved throwing rocks in. We threw in bark "boats" for them to bomb with the rocks which was a big hit!
They fed a couple of lambs that mum put in a special yard for the kids to see. Picked all of my mum's strawberries and ate them straight out of the garden. She also has a good climbing tree that they spent ages in.
We had a big BBQ brunch one morning too and had a bunch of my cousins and aunt and uncle plus a huge tribe of my second cousins. Was great catching up with everyone and we ended the visit with a huge water fight! It was so much fun - especially considering that we are on very tight water restrictions where we live so water play is non-existent! My brothers were the main instigators and the kids were happy to play along!
Liam and Ewan had such a good time that they didn't want to leave! We will have to go out more often this year - though being 4 hours away it does get hard to fit in with all the others things that we have going on.
I have more photos to put up so will do another post for them!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
A New Year - 2007 is Here!
Happy New Year!
We started the new year off with colds and being over tired from our trip out to my parent's farm. Not a great way to start it but not much you can do about it. We have a tradition where we go for a picnic breakfast each New Year's Day - we usually go early and are the only ones in the park. I take photos of everyone and we play together. We tried to do it this year but with all of us a bit grumpy and sick it wasn't quite as fun as usual! Still we did have a nice time once we got over the tears and arguments! We went to a park near the river and had fruit salad and yogurt. Then spent the rest of the day at home relaxing and trying to get over our colds!
Ben went back to work on the 2nd and life returned to normal for us. Ben had 3 weeks off for Christmas. It was lovely and we all had a great time but were so busy with everything that we really needed to settle back into our usual routine. The boys and I have had a great first week and I'm hoping that my motivation, patience and energy will see me through the new year.
I have a few things I want to do this year and I'm on track so far but it is early days!
** To get into more of a routine with the boys and be more organised so that we have activities planned and materials at hand.
** To spend more time looking after myself and doing things for me - i.e. lose weight and excersise more!
** To go exploring as a family - bushwalking, camping, day trips to new towns etc
I am going to start doing a weekly post recording our activities for the week. I think it will be good to look back on and a nice record of our year. Might also help to keep me motivated! Fingers Crossed!!
We started the new year off with colds and being over tired from our trip out to my parent's farm. Not a great way to start it but not much you can do about it. We have a tradition where we go for a picnic breakfast each New Year's Day - we usually go early and are the only ones in the park. I take photos of everyone and we play together. We tried to do it this year but with all of us a bit grumpy and sick it wasn't quite as fun as usual! Still we did have a nice time once we got over the tears and arguments! We went to a park near the river and had fruit salad and yogurt. Then spent the rest of the day at home relaxing and trying to get over our colds!
Ben went back to work on the 2nd and life returned to normal for us. Ben had 3 weeks off for Christmas. It was lovely and we all had a great time but were so busy with everything that we really needed to settle back into our usual routine. The boys and I have had a great first week and I'm hoping that my motivation, patience and energy will see me through the new year.
I have a few things I want to do this year and I'm on track so far but it is early days!
** To get into more of a routine with the boys and be more organised so that we have activities planned and materials at hand.
** To spend more time looking after myself and doing things for me - i.e. lose weight and excersise more!
** To go exploring as a family - bushwalking, camping, day trips to new towns etc
I am going to start doing a weekly post recording our activities for the week. I think it will be good to look back on and a nice record of our year. Might also help to keep me motivated! Fingers Crossed!!
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